VOlUME 05 ISSUE 07 JULY 2022
1Soumita Chatterjee,
2Sutapa Choudhury,
3Prof. Arup Ratan Bandyopadyay
1State Aided College Teacher, Department of Anthropology, Shyampur Shiddheswari Mahavidyalaya, Ajodhya, Howrah, West Bengal, Pin- 711312.
2Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta,35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata – 700019
3Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata – 700019
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ABSTRACT
Rape is one of the most alarming issues at present in India. The central point of this paper is to obtain different perceptions of rape and rape victims through the lens of gender stereotyping. This empirical study involves in-depth interviews of hundred young adults living in West Bengal, India. This paper deals with the perception and motives of this heinous crime, as measured by young adults. Attitude towards rape victim scale has been used to measure the outlook of young adults towards the victim. Female participants of the studied group have explained the term rape as an imposition of unwanted social stigma whereas, male respondents expressed as the commodification of sex. The contrasting gender ideologies reflect the psychological trauma and objectification of sex. Women have more sympathetic attitudes towards the victim than the men.
KEYWORDS:rape, perception, young adults, trauma.
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